The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06
ENTHUSIASM FOR FELLOWS.


Ex-ssuster Fitsssrsia and Otnsrs vvhs De
nsunce the ncurriteus Attseks On the
Character Of the Peoples Candidate.
Ex-senator Fitzgerald was the most active
man yesterday among the workers for the
Follows boom He seems to DO untiring and
yesterday afternoon, 40 he stopped In at the
Now Amsterdam Club, he looked as fresh and
rosy and vigorous an though It Was the first
day instead Of tho last OF active campaign
work. Mr. Fitzgerald said that the enthusi-
asm and energy that the ticket, and especially
the candidacy Of Col. Follows, had evoked in
the ranks OF tho united Democracy were phe-
nomenal. Added to this he said. was feel
ing OF resentment at the nature OF the at
tacks against him that strengthened them oil
In his favor.
1T is 30 evident" said he. that this storm
OF detraction is inspired By the most conspicu-
ously apparent motives. Any one who sup
poses that these charges are made in good
faith will see his mistake by looking at them
again. The fact that they 90 back to matters
OF so long. and that In tho mean time the came
lows Is an Indication Of their lack Of = sincerity
But as though this was not enough. tho
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against G e1HE Fellows and he imss eSsrsc;er
ATTACKS to srS Se ,Asss
terness virulence. and malignity with which
they have been urged has SO exposed the mo-
tiyes Of his det g that the assaults have
that sh%ed III in
den reminds mo that not since the Tilden
campaign have seen such earnest and such
something to be done By others. Every one is
at work doing what he can. and the result of
Tuesdays election Is forsgone conclusion"
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met at the Twenty-sixth street headquarters.
tho Hoffman House, and the Now Amsterdam
G Ggbs with assurances that everything was all
Is sc dull to-day sDsm, Sss
but A have rsserted to The dineins Of second.
hand dirt. Tho Times reprints the Junk Jour-
nails lies Of yesterday, and the latter recipro-
Gates BY doing the same thing for the Times"
The Colonel was reminded OF the many meet
ings that he was expected to attend, and WAS
told that tho smoothness With which all the
arrangements were working left nothing for
him to do but to rest. For recreation he
started on o little tour among his friends down
town. He wanted to get away from politics for
an hour. but everywhere he went he was en-
couraeed and stimulated by handshakings,
congratulations, and spontaneous tenders Of
support from business mon and others out Of
politics, and many Of those who thus greeted
him took occasion to say that their attitude
was due to their belief that manhood and dc;
methods 81 tho a.tacksp Spon, the Colonel;
and Of eminent Democrats all oyer tho coun-
try was the boast Of the mon who thus criti-
cised tho slander2ns assaults upon the Colonel,
as equally significant. Not o few laid especial
stress upon the fact that John Foley. who was
the Chairman of the Committee Of Seventy.
had pronounced himself In favor of the
Colonel The interest shown by Mr.. Foley, the
anti Tweed reform giant, in sending 81 900 and
still more valuable words Of announcement
to Col. Fellows, STRENGTHENED him as q candi-
date among many solid business mon. Mr..
Foley's estimate that the majority by which
the Colonel would be elected would reach from
5000 to $4,000 was welcomed by the friends Of
the latter. who know the extent OF his fnfor-
nation on matters Of city politics, and tho OK
cellenco OF his Judgment